by Koba
Some good images here
Could be tightened further, though
Mentioned in today's new poem reviews
promising, but feels a bit unfinished. some clever turns of phrase, and some rich tones. with a little less overused phrasing (i.e. ravens are pretty much dead as useful imagery--just done to death), a tight read.
The difficulty I have with this piece is that, while there are some very well done phrases, they seem to serve no purpose and go nowhere; there's no unifying theme with which to string them together.